Ticket printing and issuing mechanism



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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEQ, 1919.

Patented July 26, 1921.

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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MECHANISM.

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TICKET PRINTING AND'ISSUINGMECHANISM.

APPLICATON FILED JUNE 9,1919. 1,385,756. Patented July 26,1921.

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FRANCESCO SKEBL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

TICKET PRINTING Specification of Letters Patent.

AND ISSUING MECHANISM.

Patented July 26', 1921.

Original application No. 64,087, filed November 29, 1915. Divided and this application filed June 9,

1919. Serial No. 302,763.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANCESCO SKERL, a citizen of the United States, residin at New York city, in the county of New ork and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket Printing and Issuing Mechanism, of which I declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to ticket issuing machines and more particularly to that class adapted to issue one or more tickets or checks of various denominations at one operation of the machine.

The subject matter of the present appl cation constitutes a division 0 an application of Francesco Skerl, filed November 29, 1915, Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,313,958 patented August 26, 1919. Reference may be had to that Letters Patent for a more detailed description of the ticket issuing mechanism, the same being referred to herein only in a general way where it has been thought suflicient to bring out the relation of that mechanism to the subjectmatter forming the basis of the present application.

Certain of the structures shown and described herein are not claimed in the pres ent application but form the subject matter of certain divisional applications.

The machine as illustrated also provides totalizing mechanism for accumulating the total value of tickets of various denominations as they are issued with means for disabling the totalizing mechanism when tickets of a certain denomination are issued. In the mechanism to which the present invention is shown applied the actuating mechanism is constructed to be given various extents of movement dependent upon the value or denomination of the ticketsto be issued. However, this mechanism is not designed to be given extents of. movements commensurate with values or denominations-- greater than a predetermined value. There-. fore, when tickets of greater value than the predetermined value are issued the totalizin mechanism is disabled.

ith these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is V hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part taken just within the right hand side frame of the machine and showing part of the differential mechanism for the totalizing mechanism, and other parts controlled by the denomination keys.

Fig. 3 is a detailtransverse vertical sec tion taken along the bank of denomination keys to show the mechanism for controlling the variable operation of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the cam for operating certain parts of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail transverse vertical sect on taken along the side of the bank of ticket keys as on the line A-A in Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken along the left hand side of the bank of denomination keys and looking toward the right. and connections for the totalizing mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view showing the actuator for the totalizing mechajifiisin and part of the disabling means there or. 1,;Fig. 8. is a detail transverse vertical sectiomtaken on the line CG of Fig. 1 and 'lookingliin the direction of arrows to show partof -tlie- 'operating means for the ticket counters.

This view alsoshows the actuator Fig. 13 is a detail sectional view showing the totalizing mechanism for accumulating the total value of issued tickets of certain denominations, and the total counter for registering the total number of lssued tickets of all denominations.

Fig. 14 is a detail rear view partliy; broken away of the means for operatlng t e check ejecting mechanism.

Fig. 15 is a detail partial rlght hand side view of the machine with the motor omitted and showing the motor locking dev1ce.

The present invention is shown apphed to a type of machine well known on the market and fully shown and descrlbed 1n Letters Patent of the United States numbered 1,302,600, issued May 6, 1919, to Francesco Skierl. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention is readily applicable to other types of machines and 1t 1s not intended to limit the invention to use with the particular embodiment disclosed herein.

In general the machine 1s provided wlth a bank of amount keys for determining the value or denominations of tickets to be issued and a bank of number or ticket keys for determining the number of tickets to be issued at a single operation of the machlne. The ticket key representing the number of tickets to be issued is first depressed when the machine is to be operated and then the desired denomination key is operated.

The amount keys also operate means for controlling the extent of movement of the totalizer actuating mechanism during the operation of the machine. The machine in the preferred form of embodiment is shown as adapted to issue tickets of five different denominations namely 5, 10, 15, 20 and 50 tickets. It is, of course, to be understood that a machine can be constructed in accordance with the present invention to issue tickets of any desired denominations, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the denominations of the tickets shown in the drawings being merely for illustrative purposes. When the 50 denomination key is operated it automatically disconnects the actuating member for the totalizer from the operating device for the actuating member. When, however, one of the other amount keys is depressed the actuating means is actuated accordingly to add the value of the ticket or tickets issued on the totalizer.

Operating mechanism.

The above description briefly points out the general features of the machine. The details appear in the drawings wherein 23 is the main drive. shaft (Figs. 1, 11 and 15). This shaft is journaled in side frames 24 and 25 of the machine. Ri 'dly mounted on the shaft 23 is a gear 26 aving half as many teeth as the gear 209 (Fig. 15) and which meshes with a ear 27 rigidly mounted on a shaft 28 journaled in the frames 24 and 25. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft 28 is a clutch member 29 of the electric motor (not shown) employed to operate the machine. Only part of the clutch connections for the motor is shown in the drawin s it being con sidered sufficient to state in the present case that a locking arm 30 normally engages a shoulder on a disk 33 loose on the shaft 28 and that movementof a locking arm 30 from normal locking position permits operation of the disk 33 to connect the clutch member 29 with a clutch member (not shown) operatively connected to the armature of the motor. If a more detailed description of the motor and the clutch mechanism for the motor is desired reference may be had to Letters Patent of the United States, No. 923,857, granted June 8, 1909 u on application filed bl Charles FfKettering and also to Letters atent of the United States No. 1,144,418 granted June 29 1915 to Charles F. Kettering and Wm. A Uhryst.

The motor locking arm 30 (Fig. 15) is pivotally connected to the upper end of a link 34 which at its lower end is provided with a notch into which a pin 35 carried by an arm 36 projects. When the machine is to be set in operation the arm '36 is rocked counter clockwise as viewed in Fig. 15 to raise the pin 35 and link 34, thereby moving the motor locking arm 30 out of locking position so that the motor clutch is rendered effective and the motor circuit is closed. The means for locking the arm 36 to effect the unlocking of the machine will be described later. A stud 37 projecting from the side frame 25 of the machine extends into a slot in the link 34 to guide the link in its move ments and thereby prevent the notch in the lower end of the link 34 from becoming disengaged from the pin 35.

Aeyboard.

I A row or bank of amount or denominat1on keys 39 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) is provided to determine the denomination of the ticket or tickets to be issued at each operation of 'the machine, and a row or bank of ticketkeys 40 (Figs. 1 and 5) is provided to determine the number of tickets to be issued during a single operation of the machine. The denomination keys 39 are slidably mounted in a frame 43 su ported by a rear frame 44 and a front 45 ig. 1) of the machine. The ticket keys 40 are slidably mounted in like manner in a similar key frame 46 which is also supported on the frames 44 and 45. Springs 47, (Figs. 2 and 5) which are coiled about the key shanks of the denomination and the ticket keys and compressed between shoulders 48 on the keys and the lower portions of the key frames, serve to retain the keys in normal unde ressed positions and to return the depresse keys to such positions near the end of the operation of the machine. The shoulders 48 on the keys normally engage the under surfaces of top plates 49 and 50 of the frames 43 and 46 respectively to limit the extent of outward movement of the keys.

When but one ticket is, to be issued during an operation of the machine a ticket key 40 is not depressed it being sufficient to depress the desired denomination key 39 to effect the operation of the machine. When more than one ticket is to be issued,however, the ticket key representing the number of tickets to be issued is first depressed and then the desired denomination key is depressed to release the machine.

As the denomination keys serve to effect the release of the machine it is desirable to provide a detent 53 (Fig. 5) for retaining the operated ticket key in depressed position. 'until an amount key is depressed, when a locking plate, to be described later, is operated to retain the operated ticket key in depressed position until near the end of the o eration of the machine. The mechanism a out to be described-is shown and described in detail in the hereinbefore mentioned Let= ters Patent issued to the present applicant and is therefore not shown in detail herein. The detent 53 is pivotally supported at its forward end by the upper end of an arm and at its rear end by the u per end of a lever 54. The lever 54 an arm 55 are loosely mounted upon studs 56 and 57 regpectively projecting from the key frame 46. ins 58 projecting from the left hand sides of the shoulders 48 of the ticket keys 40 engage inclined edges 59 of the locking hooks or pro'ections 60 on the detent 53. epression 0 a ticket key through the engagement of its pin 58 with thecorresponding inclined edge 59 moves the detent forwardly until the pin 58 on the depressed key passes out of engagement with the inclined edge 59 whereupon a spring (not shown) draws the detent rearward to normal position, so that the projection 60 passes over the pin 58 on the depressed ticket key and retains the latter in depressed position. The rearward movement of the detent 53 to normal position is limited by the engagement of a projection on its lower, edge with a pin 66 projecting from the key frame 46.

If it is desired to move the detent 53 forwardly preliminarily to the operation of the machine to release the operated ticket key, as for example when the wrong ticket key is operated, a release key 67, which is the foremost key in the bank of ticket keys, is depressed before the desired denomination key is operated. Upon such depression of the release key its in 58 engages an inclined edge 69 (Fig. 5 on the detent 53 thereby moving latter. forwardly so that the projection 60 on the detent is carried away from over the in 58 on the depressed ticket key to permit t 'e spring 47 for the latter to restore it to normal position.

When a denomination key is operated, a locking plate 70 (Fig. 5) for the. bank of ticket ke s is operated, through means to be descri ed later, for the purpose of looking the operated ticket key in depressed posi-tion until near the end of the operation of the machine. This locking plate 70 is slidably mounted on the right hand side of the key frame 46, the locking plate being provided with slots 71 through which pins 7 2 on the key frame 46 project. This locking plate 70 has locking projections 73 which are so constructed that, when the locking plate is drawn rearwardly upon depression of a denomination key one of the projections engages over the pin 74 projecting from the right hand side of the shoulder 48 of the operated ticket key to lock the latter in operated position until near the end of the operation of themachine. The projections 73 for the undepressed keys move under the pins 74 onthese keys to lock them against depression during theloperation of the machine. Near the end of the operation of the 'machine the locking plate 70 is slid'forwardly to normal position to release the operated ticket key whereupon the spring 47 for the key restores the latter to normal undepressed position.

In order to permit the restoration of the operated ticket key near the end of the-operation of the machine it is necessary to move the detent 53 (Fig. 5) forwardly and this is done as each ticket is issued so after a variable number of tickets have been issued the operated ticket key can be restored to undepressed position, when the locking plate 70 is returned to normal position as above stated. To operate the detent 53 in this manner the lower end of the lever 54 carries a pin 77 projecting into a recess in the upper end of a lever 78 loosely mounted on the shaft 28. When the detent 53 is in normal position the lower end of the lever 78 is in the path of movement of a cam block 80 mounted on the side of a disk 81 fast on the main drive shaft 23. Near the end of each cycle of operation of the machine the cam block 80 engages the lower end of the lever 78 thereby rocking the lever 78 clockwise and the lever 54 counter clockwise (Fig. 5) to move the detent 53 forwardly. Near the end of the last cycle of operation of the machine and at the same time that the detent 53 is moved. forwardly the lockingplate is moved to normal unlocking position so that the spring 47 for the operated ticket key may then restore the latter to normal undepressed position.

For the purpose of determining the number of tickets to be issued at a single operation of the main 0 crating mechanism the bank of ticket keys 1s provided with a movable plate 84 (Fig. 5) pivotally carried at its forward and rear ends respectively by upwardly extending arms 85 and 86 of levers 87 and88 respectively mounted on the pins 57 and 56 respectively on the key frame 46. The pins 58 on the ticket keys 39 cooperate with differentially inclined slots 851 in the plate 84. When a ticket key is depressed it moves the plate 84 differentially and rearwardly by the codperation of its pin 58 with the inclined'slot 851 under the pin thereb swinging the bell crank levers 87 and 88 di ferentially in a clockwise'direction (Fig. 5)

about their pivotal centers. The nearly horizontal arm of the lever 88 is connected to the upper end of a link 89 which at its lower end is pivotally connected to a lever 90 loosely mounted on a cross rod 93. When the bell crank lever 88 is rocked difi'erentiall as above described, the lever 90 is rocked di ferentially in a counter clockwise direction (Fig. 5) through the link 89 and the position of this lever 90 then determines the number of cycles of operation of the machine as will be described later. When the depressed ticket key is restored to normal position near the end of the operation of the machine a spring 94 connected at its forward end to the key frame 46 and at its rear end to the lever 88 restores the plate 84 and hence the lever 90 to normal position. A projection 95 on the lower end of the plate 84 normally engages the pin 66 on the key frame 46 to prevent movement of the plate past normal position.

A complete depression of a denomination key 39operates the locking plate 70 (Fig. 5) for the ticket keys and the motor locking arm 30 (Fig. 15) and the means by which these results are accomplished will now be described. A plate 97 (Fig. 3) is pivotally mounted at its forward end on a vertical arm 98 of a lever 99 loosely mounted on 'a stud 100 projecting from the key frame 43. At its rear end the plate 97 is pivotally mounted on the vertical arm of a lever 103 loosely mounted on a stud 104 also projecting from the key frame 43. When a denomination key is depressed a pin 105 which rojects from the left hand side of the shou der 58 of the key engages in the correspondin inclined slot 106 formed in the plate 97 anc moves the plate rcarwardly, thereby swinging the levers 99 and 103 about their pivots. The slots 106 are of'the same inclination so that when a denomination key is depressed the plate 97 is swung rearwardly an invariable distance against the influence of a spring 101 connected at its forward end to the lever 99 and at its rear end to a pin on a locking plate 109 to be described later. A projection 96 on the lower edge of the plate 97 normally engages a stud 102 on the key frame 43 to prevent forward movement of the plate 97 past normal position. The vertical arm of the lever 103 carriesa pin 107 which projects into a slot 108 (Fig. 5) formed in the locking plate 70 for the ticket keys. It can therefore be seen that when the plate 97 is moved'rearwardly by the de pression of a denomination key the locking plate 70 is drawn rearwardly to lock the de pressed ticket key in depressed position.

In order to prevent depression of a ticket key after a denomination key has been depressed partially, an arm 110 of a yoke member 119 loose on a haft 111 is moved under the arm 112 (Fig. 5) of the lever 87 by the depressed denomination key, thereby preventing rearward movement of the plate 84 and hence depression of a ticket key. The right side of the yoke member 119 (Fig.

3) carries a pin 120 projecting into a recess in the lever 99 so that when a denomination key is depressed the yoke member 119 is rocked counter clockwise (Figs. 3 and 5) to carry its arm 110 under the arm 112 of the lever 87.

A link 113 (Fig. 3) is pivotally connected at its upper end to the nearly horizontal arm of the lever 103. At its lower end this link 113 is provided with a slot 114'into which a pin projecting from the forwardly extending arm of a lever 115 projects. The downwardly extending arm of the lever 115,

which is loosely mounted on the cross rod 93, is provided with a stud 116 which is normally in engagement with the uppermost one of a series of teeth 117 formed on the rear end of a lever 118. The lever 118 is rigidly mounted on a shaft 122 suitably supported at its ends in the side frames 24 and 25 of the machine. A lever 123 is loosely mounted on the forwardly extending arm of the lever by the pin which projects into the slot 114. This lever 123 near its upper end has two shoulders 124 the upper one of which is normallyunder and in manner with the lever 118 t clockwise movement of the lever 103 lowers the link 113, and as the lever 123 forms a positive connection between the link 113 and the lever 115 the latter is rocked counter clockwise, as viewed in Fig.- 3, to carry the stud 116 out ,of engagement with the'uppermost tooth 117 on the lever 118. When the stud 116 is moved out of engagement in this e latter with the shaft 122 is rocked counter clockwise as viewed in Fi 2 and 3 by a spri (Fig. 2) whic is coiled about the sha 122 and bent at one end about a stud 128 projecting from the right hand side frame of the machine, the other end being bent about a laterall projecting lug on an arm 121 which is a so rigidly mounted on the shaft 122. Rigidly mounted on the shaft 122 is a stepped plate 129 (Fig. 5) which is normally so positioned that a plate 130 fast on the downwardly extending arm of the lever 90 is one step of movement above the uppermost step 133 on the arm 129.

It can be seen from'the above description that if a ticket key has not been depressed the lever 90 is not rocked out of normal position and therefore when the lever 118, shaft 122 and arm 129 are rocked by the coiled spring 127 upon depression of a denomination key this lever, shaft and arm are only rocked one step, the movement of these members being limited by the engagement of the uppermost step 133 with the plate 130. If, however, a ticket key is dopressed, the plate 130 on the lever 90 is moved differentially away from the arm 129 so that when a denomination key is then depressed the shaft 122 and therefore the lever 118 and arm 129 are moved differentially in accordance with the movement of the plate 130 their extent of movement being limited by the engagement of one of the steps 133 on the arm 129 with the differentially positioned plate 130. The arm 36 (Fig. 15) is rigidl mounted on the shaft 122 and it is there ore evident that when the shaft 122 is rocked diiferentially'from normal position the arm 36 will be given a like extent of movement, and through the link 34 raise the motor locking arm 30 differentially and out of engagement with the clutch connections of the motor to permit the operation of the machine.

' 'Elevation of the link 34 (Fig. 15) when the machine is released effects-operation of the locking plate 109 (Fi 6) for the denomination keys. This loc 'ng plate 109 at its forward end is supported by an arm 138 pivoted on the stud 100 and at its rear-en by a lever 139 pivoted on the stud 104. The lower end of the lever 139 carries a pin projecting into the bifurcated end of an arm 140 ri 'dly mounted on a shaft 143 which is journa ed in the side frames of the machine. Al'so rigidlly mounted on the shaft 143 is an arm 144 1 15) which carries a-roller 145 pro ectin t rougha slot 146 in the frame 25 and t rough an angular slot 147 in the link 34. The slot 146 is concentric with the shaft 143 to permit oscillation of thearm 144 and the shaft 143. The slot 147 is so constructed that whenthe link 34 is raised oneor more steps, as above described, the arm 144 and shaft 143 are rocked clockwise as vlewed in Fig. 15, an invariable distance to rock the arm 140 counter clockwise as v1ewed in Fig. 6. Such movement of the arm 140 rocks the lever'139 clockwise (Fig. 6) thereby moving the locking plate 109 forwardly. Such movement of the locking plate 109 carries one of its pro'ections 148 over the pm 105 on the de resse denomination key to lock it in epressed position while the other projections are carried under the pins 105'on the undepressed keys to lock the latter against depression. Near the end of the-last cycle of operation of the machine the link 34 1S restored to normal osition as W111 be described presently, there y moving the locking plate 109 out of locking positlon whereupon the depressed denomination key is restored to normal position by its spring.

Means for restoring motor locking means to normal position.

Upon each cycle of o eration of the machine, that is, upon eac complete rotation of the main drive shaft 23, a ticket is issued and the motor locking arm 30 (Fig. 15) is returned one step toward normal locking posltion. The mechanism by which this locking arm is restored to normal position is fully shown and described in the aforesaid co-pending application, and will be described but briefly here.

A bell crank lever 149 (Fig. 3), loosely mounted on the shaft 122, carries at the upper end of its vertically extending arm a roller projecting into a cam groove formed in the face of the disk 81 rigidly mounted on the drive shaft 23. The forwardly extending arm of the lever 149 carries a centrally pivoted lever 150, which at its lower end carries a pin projecting into a 'cam slot 153 formed in the forwardly and downwardly extending arm of a lever 154 also loosely mounted on the shaft 122. The vertical arm of the lever 154 carries a roller (Fig. 4) projecting into a cam groove formed in the face of a disk 155 which is fast on the drive shaft 23.

During the rotation of the main drive d shaft 23, the levers 149 and 154 are rocked counter clockwise, (Fig. 3), as a unit by their respective cam grooves (Figs. 3 and 4). The lever 154 is then rocked slightly clockwise relative to the lever 149 so that the lever 150 is rocked clockwise about 1ts pivot through the slot and pin connection v153 to carry a stud on its upper end into engagement with the lower face of a tooth 156 which is opposite the stud at'that tlme, a series of these teeth being formed on the forward end of the lever 118. The levers 149 and 154 are then rocked clockwise as a unit and as the stud on the lever 150 is in engagement with one of the teeth 156 the lever 118, shaft 122, arm 36 (Fig.- 15), link 34, and motor locking arm 30 are returned one step toward normal position. Near the very end of a cycle of operation the lever 154 is rocked slightly counter clockwise (Fig. 3) relative to the lever 149 so thatthe lever 150 is rocked counter clockwise to carry the stud on the latter out of engagement with the tooth 156.

Simultaneously with the rocking of the lever 150 so that its stud is taken out of engagement with the tooth 156 the lever 115 is rocked so that the stud 116 on the lever 115 is carried into engagement with the upper face of the tooth 117 which is opposite the stud at the time in order to retain the lever 118 and associated parts in the position into which they were moved by the levers 149 and 154 until the stud on the lever 150 is moved under the next tooth 156 during the next cycle of operation. To accomplish this purpose a stud 159 (Fig. 2) projecting from the disk 134 engages the upper end of the lever 123 thereby rocking the latter to carry its upper shoulder 124 out of engagement with the stud 125 on the link 113. The spring 126 immediately-rocks the lever 115 clockwise to carry the stud 116 into engagement with one of the teeth 117. To insure positive movement of the lever 115 the vertical arm of the lever 115 has a nose which is engaged by the stud 159 to rock the lever 115 if this has not already been accomplished by the spring 126. Upon each cycle of operation of the machine the levers 149 and 154 are operated as above described thereby moving the lever 118 and hence the motor locking arm 30 one step toward normal position. Upon each return movement of the lever 118 toward normal position after this lever has been moved the first step toward normal position the lever 115 is rocked counter clockwise as viewed in Fig. 3 by the engagement of the stud 116 with the lower cam edge of the tooth 118 above the tooth engaged by the stud 116 at the end of the previous cycle of operation, and after this stud passes out of engagement with this cam edge of the tooth a lever 115 is again rocked by its spring 126 or the stud 159 so that the stud 116 is carried into engagement with the upper face of this tooth. Upon the last step of return movement of the locking arm 30 to normal position the motor clutch is disconnected, the motor circuit broken and the machine locked against further operation until a denomination key is again depressed.

During the last cycle of operation of the machine'the locking plate 109 (Figs. 3 and 6) for the amount keys is moved to normal unlocking position as above described whereupon the denomination key is restored to normal position. As this key is restored to normal position the spring 101 (Fig. 3) moves the late 97 and hence the locking plate (Fig. 5) for the ticket keys to normal position whereupon the depressed ticket key is restored to normal position.

Totalizz'ng mechanism.

The mechanism for accumulating the total value of the 5, 1.0, 15 and 20 cent tickets issued by the machine comprises a pluralit of registering wheels 166 (Figs. 1 and 13) loosely mounted on a shaft 167 which is supported in a rock frame 168. The frame 168 is loosely mounted on a cross rod 172 supported in the front frame 45 of the machine. A pinion 169 rigid with the wheel of lowest denomination is actuated directly by the teeth on an actuator 170 (Figs. 6, 7 and 11), loosely mounted on the shaft 111. The periphery of this wheel of lowest denominat on is provided with alternating 0s and 5s and is constructed to transfer to the wheel of next higher order at each second step of movement, the wheels of higher order transfer-ring at each complete rotation. The carrying operations from wheels of lower denominations to wheels of higher denominations are accomplished by the well known Geneva stop mechanism (Fig. 13) which comprises transfer wheels 173 carrled by a frame 174 pivotally mounted within the totalizer frame 168.

The totalizer actuator 170 (F i 's. 6 and 7) pivotally carries at 177 a lever 178 which at its forward end is provided with a recess 179 engaging over a pin 180 projecting from an arm 181, which is rigidly mounted on the shaft 111. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft 111 is an arm 183 (Figs. 2 and 7) which at its upper end is pivotally connected to the forward end of the link 184. The rear end of the link 184 is pivotally connected to the upper end of a lever185 which at-its lower end is pivotally connected to a pitman 186. This pitman 186 is forked at both ends and the forward end straddles a stud 187 and the rear end straddles the drive shaft 23. The pitman 186, near its rear end carries a roller projecting into the cam groove formed in the face of the disk 134. A vertical bar 188 is slidably mounted on the stud 187 and a stud 189 which project through corresponding slots 190 in the bar 188. A roller 191 projecting from a rearwardly extending projection on the bar 188 projects into a slot 193 formed in the lever 185. A lever 194 is loosel mounted on the shaft 111 and its rearward y extending arm is forked over a .roller 195 projecting from a forwardly extending projection on the bar 188. The upwardly and forwardly extending arm of the lever 194 is forked over a pin 196 projecting from the lower end of an arm 197 loosely mounted at its u per end on the key frame '43. The arm 19 supports the forward end of a plate 198, which at its rear end is supported by an arm 199 also pivotally mounted at its upper end on the key frame 43. V

When a denomination key is depressed its pin 201, projectin from its right hand side, e06 rates with t e corresponding slot 200 formed in the plate 198. These. slots 200 are differentially inclined so that de ression of the denomination keys will move the plate 198 rearwardly to different extents, thereby elevating the bar 188 differentially through the arm 197 and lever 194. A spring 203 connected at its rear end to the late 198 and at its forward end to a pin on the key frame 43 restores the plate 198 and thereby the lever 194 and bar 188 to normal position near the end of the operation of the machine when the depressed denomination key is restored to normal position.

It can be seen that as the roller 191 is differentiallg positioned in the slot 193 the operation o t e in the disk 134 rocks the shaft 111 and arm 181 differentially through the lever 185, link 184 and arm 183. As the arm 181 is connected tothe actuator 170 (Figs. 6 and 7) the lever 178 the actuator 170 will be moved to a like extent. Upon each reciprocation of the pitman 186 a projection 204 on the pitman engages in one of the notches 205 in the bar 188 to aline the latter inadjusted position during the movement of the actuator 170. The cam groove in the disk 134 for operating the pitman 186 is so constructed that the actuator 17 0 is moved differentiallynear the beginning of each cycle of operation of the machine and then near the end of the operation restored to normal position. During each cycle of operation and while the actuator is 1n moved position the totalizer frame 168 is rocked about the rod 172 to move the pinion 169 on the totalizer wheel of lowest denomination into engagement with the teeth on the actuator 170, and then after the actuator has been restored to 'normal position the totalizer frame is elevated to move this pinion out of engagement with the actuator.

The means for rocking the totalizer frame 168 is shown in Fig. 11. A pitman 206 is pivotally connected at its upper end by pin 207 to the totalizer frame 168 and its lower end is forked to straddle a shaft 208. The shaft 208' is given one complete rotation pitman 186 by the cam groove 214 rigidly mounted on the shaft 208. The I cam groove 213 is so constructed that the totalizer frame is rocked upon each cycle of operation of the machine .to enga the. pinion 169 of the totalizer wheel of oweSt denomination with the actuator 170 sothat during a return movement of the latter at each cycle of operation the totalizer is operated to accumulate the total value' of tickets issued.

The above described actuating mechanism for the totalizer is so constructed that it is not designed to be given ten steps of movement, which would be necessary to add the value of a fifty-cent ticket on the totalizer.

'When the fifty-cent key is depressed therefore this actuating mechanism is' disabled and therefore the totalizer only accumulates the total value of 5, 10,15 and 20 cent tickets.

It will be obvious from the following description that the disabling means for the totalizer actuating mechanism may be constructed to be disabled by depression of a key of any desired denomination or by any one of a plurality of the denomination keys without departing from the scope of the invention.

. The means for disabling the actuating mechanism when the 50 cent key is depressed is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. A plate 218 is slidably mounted on the locking plate 109, the plate 218 being provided with slots 221 through which pins 222 on the locking plate 109 project. T e forward end of the plate 218 carries a in 219 which projects into the recess formed in the upper end of an arm 220 rigidly mounted on a shaft 223 supported in the side frames 24 and 25 of the machine. Also rigidlymounted on the shaft 223, is an arm 224 which is provided with a slot 225 through which a pin 226 on the lever 178 projects.

With the plate 218 in the position shown in Fig. 6, it can be seen that when the 50 cent key is depressed its pin 105 engages an inclined edge 227 on the plate 218 thereby moving the plate 218 forwardly and relative to the locking plate 109. Such movement of the plate 218 rocks the arm 220 and hence the shaft 223 and the arm 224 clockwise as viewed in Figs. 6 and 7. As the pin 226 on a lever 178 projects into the slot 225 in the arm 224 such movement of the arm 224 rocks the lever 178 to move its recess 179 out of en agement with the pin 180 in the arm 181. can be seen that when the arm 181 is rocked differentially under the control of the 50 ith the lever 17 8 in this position it cent key as above described, the actuator 170 will not be moved, and therefore the totalizer when rocked into engagement with the actuator will not be operated. When the lever 178 is disconnected from the arm 181 a recess 228 in the rear end of the lever engages over a stationary stud 229 positively to lock the actuator 170 against operation. When the lever 178 is connected to the arm 181 the slot 225 in the arm 224 is concentric with the shaft 111 so that when the arm 181 and the actuator 170 are rocked the pin 226 moves in the slot 225 and positively retains the lever 178 in connection with the arm 181.

If a denomination key other than the 50 cent key is depressed when the plate 218 is in the position shown in Fig. 6, its pin 105 merely moves into engagement with the lower vertical portion of the corresponding slot 230 in the plate 218 without moving the plate. If, however, the plate has been moved forwardly at the next preceding operation by the 50 cent key the depression of one of the other denomination keys at the next operation moves the plate 218 rearwardly by engagement of the pm 105 on the key with the inclined edge 233 of the appropriate slot 230. It can therefore, be seen that when the 50 cent key is depressed the totalizer actuating mechanism is disabled if it has not already been disabled by depression of the 50 cent key at the next preceding operation and that the totalizer actuatmg mechanism is rendered effective by depression of one of the other denomination keys if it has not already been rendered effectlve by depression of one of these keys at the next preceding operation of the machine. As the pin 105 on the 50 cent key engages the rear end of the plate 218 below the mclined edge 227 when this key is depressed and as the pins 105 of the other denomination keys when depressed engage in the slots 230, the plate 218 and associated parts are positively held in one or the other of their positions during the operation of the .machine.

Associated with the totalizer is a total ticket counter for registering the total number of all tickets issued by the machine. a

The registering wheels 235 (Figs. 1 and 13) of this counter are loosely mounted on a shaft 236 carried in the totalizer frame 168. These registering wheels are actuated by the engagement of graduated teeth arranged in a well known manner on the upper end of a pawl 237 with ratchet wheels 238 rigid with the registering wheels. This pawl 237 is loosely mounted on a stud 239 projecting from the left hand side frame 24, of the machine and a spring 240 serves to retain the teeth of the pawl in engagement with the ratchet wheels 238. Each time the totalizer frame 168 is rocked as above described, 1 is added to the previous amount on the counter by the engagement of the teeth of the pawl 237 with the ratchet wheels 238 as is well known in the art. Spring pressed retaining pawls 243 prevent retrograde movement of the registering wheels 235.

The device employed to turn the totalizer and the consecutive counter to zero is well known in the art and will be described but briefly here. In general this device consists of two intermeshing gears 245 and 246 (Fig. 13) fast to the right hand ends of the shafts 236 and 167 respectively, so that when a key is inserted into a lock 247 and turned the shaft 236 is rotated through two small bevel gears 248 (Fig. 1) on the key lock and the shaft 236 and the shaft 167 is rotated through the intermeshing gears 245 and 246. Interposed between the registering wheels of the totalizer and the counter and, their respective shafts are pawls (not shown) suitably constructed to pick up the wheels at different points at which the wheels may be standin and turn them to zero as is well known 1n the art.

A disk 250 (Fig. 11) is fast on the shaft 167 and when this shaft is rotated to turn the totalizer wheels to zero a pin 253 on a lever 254 is forced out of engagement with a notch in the periphery of a disk 250 to move the rear end of an arm 255 in the path of movement of the pin 256 in the disk 250 to arrest the latter at the end of its rotation as is well known in. the art. Such movement of the arm 254 throu h a in 257 which is on the transfer frame 2 4 ig. 13) and engages in a recess (Fig. 11) in the arm 254, moves the transfer mechanism out of engagement with the totalizer wheel.

In order to prevent the registering wheels of the counter and totalizer from being turned to zero during an operation of the machine a lever 258 (Fig. 11) is pivotally mounted on the stud 207. The upper end of the vertically extendin arm of the lever 258 is rovided with s oulders which are normal y retained by a spring 259 in engagement with notches formed in the periphery of a disk 260 fast on the counter shaft 236, to revent backward rotation of the totailzer and counter shafts. The right hand side of the yoked member 119 (Figs. 3 and 5) carlies a stud 263 which is normally out of the path of movement of the downwardly extending arm of the lever 258. When the yoked member 119 is rocked by the depression of one of the denomination keys, as above described, the stud 263 moves in front of and in the path of the downwardly extending arm of the lever 258, thereby looking the resetting mechanism against operation. During operation of the resetting mechanism the lower end of the downwardly extending arm of the lever 258 is over the stud 253, so that the yoked member 119 cannot be rocked and hence the denomination key cannot be depressed during this time.

Asshown in Fi 1 a consecutive counter 266, mounted on t e totalizer frame, is employed to count the number of times the totalizer and the ticket counter are. turned to zero. This counter 266 is omitted in Figs. 11 and 13 for the sake of clearness. This ticket counter is operated by the re setting mechanism through an arm 267 and a link 268, the link 268 being reciprocated by a in and slot connection (not shownt)t with t e bevel gear 248 on the counter sha 236.

Ticket comtters.

In addition to the totalizer and the total ticket counter. above described a series of step by step counters (Figs. 1, 9 and 10) are provided, and these counters serve to register the .number of tickets of each dea nomination issued. The shafts 273 upon which the counter wheels 274 of the ticket counters are loosely mounted are journaled in the sides of a frame 275 mounted on the side frame 25 of the machine. -Each shaft 273 carries a disk 27 6 within which is mounted a pawl 277, (Fig. 10) cotiperating with a ratchet 278 fast to the units wheel 274. A spring 279 mounted on the disk 276 retains the pawl 277 in engagement with the ratchet 278. Each time the disk 276 islrotated. counter clockwise (Fig. 10) one step and then moved one step in reverse direction to normal position the pawl 277 engages the next succeeding tooth of the ratchet 27 8 and; rotates the units wheel one step. Transfer pawls 280 mounted on the counter wheels engage star wheels 283 rigid with the counter wheels of next higher orders. Alining pawls 284 for each counter are-loosely mounted on a corresponding rod 285 and springs compremed between the upper ends of the awls and a cross bar 286 and retain the alining noses of the pawls in engagement with the star wheels 283. As a counter wheel pases from its 9 to its 0 osition, a flange or shoulder 288 on its paw 280 engages a pin 289 on the corresponding alining arm 284 and as the pawl from moving out of t e notch engagement between two of the teeth on the star wheel, the latter with the registering wheel of next higher order moves one step. en

transfers are not necessary the pawl 280 rides idl over the star wheel of the counter wheel of next higher denomination.-

Pawls 293 (Fig). 10) operated by springs 296 and carried y the counter wheels iare adapted to en age a groove 294 in theshaftL" 273 so that-wi turn button 295 fast on the shaft the groove}. 294 in the shaft engages the pawls 293 and thereby rotates the'counter wheels tozero position as is well known in the art.-

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The disk 276 (Fig. 9) carries a pin'297 which projects through a slot 301 in the frame 275and into a recess formed in the outer end of an arm 298 fast on a shaft 299 journaled in the sides of the frame 275.

There is one of these arms 298 and shafts 299 for each counter, and each shaft at its, left hand end carries an arm 300. Pins 303 mountedorr the arms 300 project into slots 304 formed 1n corresponding arms 305. Thearms 305 are pivotall mounted by pins 302 on a bar 308, slida 1y mounted on pins whlch are mounted on the side frame 25 and project through. slots 306 in the bar.

through a slot'in the side frame 25 and into a cam groove 313 formed in the face of the gear 210. I

From the above description it can be seen that when a denomination key is depressed its pin 201 is moved down in the slot 307 .key through its slot and pin connection with the arm 300 rocks this arm 300 and the correspondin shaft 299 and arm 298 sufficiently to oscillate the disk 27 6 of the appropriate counter one step to add 1 on the latter as above described. The rocking of the arms 305 for the undepressed denomination keys is not sufiicient to oscillate the disks 276 of the corresponding counters a sufiicient distance to operate these counters. It can, therefore, be seen that only the in prevents the counter appropriate to the operated denomination key is operated to add 1 upon each cycle of operationof the machine.

. Operation. It is thought that the above description is suflicient for a complete understanding of tailed statement of its operation will not -Brieffydt can be seen that the above de# en the shaft is rotated b'y"agsscribedmachine is admirably adapted to perform the objects and functions of the invention. ,Depression of a ticket key determines the number of cycles of'operation ofthe machine and depression of a denomithe present invention and. therefore a denation key releases the operatingmechanism and determines the denomination of the tickets to be issued and the amount to be added on the totalizer.

During an operation of the mach ne in which 5, 10, 15 or 20 cent tickets areussued the totalizer actuator 170 (Fig. 6) is connected by the lever 178 to the arm 181 so that when this arm is rocked differentially under the control of the depressed denomination key and by the mechanism shown in Fig. 2, the actuator 170 is operated to add the value of the tickets issued on the totalizer. When the 50 cent key is depressed, however, it moves the plate forwardly if it is not already in such position whereby the lever 178 is operated to disconnect the arm 181 from the actuator 170 so that when the totalizer is rocked into engagement with the latter no amount is added on the .totalizer.

It can also be seen from the descrlpt on of the ticket counters and the operating mechanism therefore, (shown in Figs. 8 and 9) only the ticket counter appropriate to the depressed denomination key 1s erated.

While the form of mechamsm hereln shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated 1t is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a type carrier, difi'erential mechanism for operating the type carrier, a totalizer, an actuating device for the totalizer and operated by said differential mechanism, a device connecting said actuatmechanism and said differential mechanism, a plurality of keys for controlling said differential mechanism, and a slidable plate operated by one of said keys to disable said connecting device.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer, difierential actuating means therefor, a plurality of keys for controlling said actuating means, and a plate moved in onedirection by one of said keys to disable said actuating means and moved in the opposite direction by any of the other keys to enable said actuating means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a type carrier, differential mechanism for operating the type carrier, a totalizer, an actuating device for the totalizer and operated by said diflerential mechanism, a plurality of keys for controlling said differential mechanism, means operated. by one of said keys for disconnecting the actuating mechanism from the differen- 65 tial mechanism, and means for locking the actuating device'against operation when it is disabled.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a-totalizer, differential actuing means therefor, a plurality of keys for controlling said actuating means, a plate moved in one direction by one of said keys to disable said actuating means and moved in the opposite direction by any of the other keys to enable said actuating means, and means for locking the actuating means against operation when it is disabled.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination .of differential mechanism, a plurality of keys for controlling the same, a totalizer, an actuator for the totalizer, a lever carried by the actuator for connecting the actuator and the differential mechanism, and means operated b one of said keys for rocking said lever to isconnect the actuator from the differential mechanism.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of diflerential mechanism, a plurality of keys for controlling the same, a totalizer, an actuator for the totalizer, a lever carried by the actuator for connecting the actuator and the differential mechanism, means operated by one of said keys for rocking said lever to disconnect the actuator from the differential mechanism, and a stationary pin engaged by said lever to lock the actuator against operation when disconnected from the differential mechamsm.

7. In a machine of the class described, the 100 combination of differential mechanism, a plurality of keys for controlling the same, a totalizer, an actuator for the totalizer, a lever connecting the actuator and the difi'erential mechanism, a slidable plate and con- 10 nections between said plate and said lever, the plate and connections being so constructed that the plate is moved in one direction by a certain key and in the opposite direction by the other keys to operate the lever 110 and thereby connect and disconnect the actuator and the differential mechanism dependent upon the direction of movement of the plate.

8. In a machine of the class described, the 115 combination of a plurality of counters, an operating device for each counter including a slotted arm, a reciprocating bar upon which said arms are pivoted, a plurality of keys one for each counter, pins on the keys 120 projecting into slots in the corresponding arms whereby when the bar is operated the arm appropriate to the depressed key is rocked through a greater angle than the arms appropriate to the undepressed keys 128 so that only the counter appropriate to the operated key is actuated.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of counters, an operating shaft and connections for each 130 the corresponding arm whereby the member appropriate to the depressed key is rocked through a greater angle than the 10 other members When the bar is reciprocated to operate only the corresponding counter.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANCESCO SKERL. 

